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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed May 21, 1908. Serial No. 134,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROGERD. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lloyd, in the county of Portage and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Adjustable Shade and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification. i V Y This invention relates to curtain and shade brackets and refers particularly to a device of this character that is adjustable.

An object of this invention is to construct a device of this nature that can be quickly adjusted into different widths to accommodate shade rollers and curtain poles of different lengths. Another obj ectis to construct a device of this character that will remain in an adjustable position by its own weight and will not necessitate the provisionof set screws and the like to secure the movable parts.

A further object is the provision of a peculiar construction of the device which renders it more simple in its parts and easy of operation.

The invention has for a still further object the formation of a device of this charactor that will admit of ready application to the window frame and that can be easily removed from the same.

Other objects andadvantages will be apparent from thefollowing description and it will. be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimand that any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of v the invention applied to a window frame.

the curtain pole and shaderoller supported on the same, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the complete device supporting a pole and shade roller, Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the adjustable bracket, Fig. 5 is a detached view of one of the channel supports for the brackets. r r

Referring to the drawings, designates a window frame of ordinary construction having the channel supports 11 and 12 positioned at the upper end of the frame 10 disposed toward the sides thereof. The

support 11 comprises a metal plate 13 which is struck upwardly at its central portion to I form a U shaped channel 16. The struck up portion carries upon its outer edge a horizontally disposed arm 14; which carries at its extremity an upturned flange 15. The plate 13 is provided with apertures 17 and 18 through which suitable screws 19 and 20 are adapted to pass for the purpose of holding the plate in position upon the window frame 10. The support 12 is of similar construction and is located at the opposite end of the frame 10 having the arm 14 extending outwardly in the opposite direction. The channels 16 are adapted to support brackets 20 which comprise shanks 21 of substantially rectangular cross section and which are provided upon their upper and lower faces with series of teeth or serrations 22 which'are adapted to be in adjustable engagement with the flanges 15. The shanks 21 are bent forwardly at their outer extremities to form horizontally disposed arms 23 and are then turned upwardly forming vertically disposed sections 24.

In the lower ends of the sections 24'the necessary recesses '25 and 26 are formed to receive the shade roller 27. The sections 2 1- arc curved outwardly in parallel relation with the shanks 21 as at 28 where the forwardly projecting arms 29 are carried hav- "mg their outer ends formed into suitable forkedmembers 30 for the reception of the curtain pole 81. Any adaptable form of securing means may be employed to hold the curtain pole 31 in rigid relation to the forked members 30 if desired.

In operation, a shade roller 27 of the required length is applied to the window and supported in the recesses 25 and 26 by the adjustment of the brackets 20. The brackets 20 are adjusted by slightly raising the same and moving them in the channels 16 until the proper distance is obtained between them to accommodate the shade roller 27. The brackets 20 are then released when their under serrated edges engage the flanges 15 of the supports 11 and 12 by the combined weights of the brackets 20, and the curtain pole and shade roller. It is readily seen that this engagement of the flanges 15 with the serrated underedges of the shanks 21 is sulflcient to secure the brackets 20 in rigid relation to one another and of properly holding the shade roller 27 and the curtain pole 31.

vertically disposed sections carried by said forwardly bent portions, laterally extendlng sections adjoining said Vertical sections, forwardly projecting arms carried upon said laterally extending sections and forked members positioned upon the outer extremities of said forwardly projecting sections to support a curtain pole thereon.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

ROGER D. LEWIS.

Witnesses ORLO J. CLARK, T. J. VVILLIAMs, Jr. 

